The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-26
COMPLETED WORK.
RECENT ACTS OF The LEGISLATURE
The Railroad commissie on Bill In its Present Shape
New Counties and Other Legislation.


Ny dispatches have been SO full con-
corning the Senatorial election and the
election of Speaker, that little remains
to be SAID in this letter. The ceremonies
will be term mated by grand banquet
tonight at the Leon, for which over two
hundred invitations have been issued.
Both houses of the Legislature have
settled down to heavy work, holding
three sessions day.
BILLS PASSED.
The following is a complete list of acts
deposited to date in the office of the
Secretary of State, by the Governor:
No. L. An Act to allow the challeng
ing of Jurors in Justices and County
Judges Courts in civil cases.
No. 4. An Act to make all money and
property of railroad companies. in the
hands of their officers, employees or
agents, subject to punishment for judg
ment.
No. Is. An Act requiring all railroad
companies in this State to furnish first
class cars on receiving first-class fares,
for the separate and exclusive use of
colored persons.
No. 8. An Act to require railroad and
other corporations, and persons operating
and running railroads in this State, to
fence said railroads; and in case of a
failure to do so, to pay damages for all
live stock killed or injured on said roads
by engines or cars.
In Act tho ,aIt "
for injury to railroad tracks, and for
placing Instructions thereon.
No. Z. An Act to prevent any Presi-
| dent, Vice President, Director, Superin-
tendent, or other officer or agent, of any
| railroad or steamboat company in this
State, from giving, or knowingly causing
to be given, transportation over any
railroad within this State, between
points within this State, to any delegate
to or member of any political convention
in this State, at rate less than that
charged to the general public for sucl
transportation.
No. l. An Act to incorporate an insti
tuition of learning at DeLand, Florida
under the name of DeIand University
No. 5. An Act to supply deficiencie:
IN the appropriations for the years 1885,
and 1886.
| No. 9. An Act for the relief of Meri
dith b. Alternately and Robert Stapleton
No. 10. An Act to incorporate TIN
Chipola Hotel Company.
No H. An Act to provide for the is
suing and service of Writs, Process an,
Notices in civil suits, an proceedings a
law in certain cases.
No. IL An Act to incorporate tn
Florida Sub-TropicaI Exposition.
No. IL. An Act to amend Sectio
Four a. of an act granting aid for tn
construction of the Townsville, TaIla
hassee and Gulf Railroad, rs amende
, by an act entitled an Act to amend Sc,
ton a. of an act entitled an Act grant
ing aid for the construction of the Thorn
asville, Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad.
No. a. An Act for the division @
Manatee County, and the creation of
new county from a portion of the same
An Act providing for the division o
Monroe County, and the formation O
the County of Lee.
No. 2. An Act to establish new
county from portions of Orange an,
Brevard.
No. Is. An Act to legalize the char
tiers of all incorporated cities and towns
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
The Railroad Commission Bill passe,
the Senate on Saturday, will scarcely b.
changed in the House, as heSenate tool
the bill as it passed the House, and adde,
a number of sections, proposed by Sen
ator Walker, which the House viii
doubtless concur in. The four sections
of the Senate Bill (Which was originally
identical with House Bill, were adop
ted in lieu of the same sections of tn.
House Bill las they contain slight amend
ments made in the Senate. Section
was very slightly amended as follows OF
motion of Senator Stockton:
Amend by adding to Section the fol
lowing: Prorided further, That the sait
Commissioners shall not exercise any o
the powers granted inSections and o
this act until after having given notic'
by publication in such newspapers an,
for such time as shall be deemed fair ant
advisable by said Commissioners. to al
railroad companies to be affected and t.
the public generally, of the times an,
places of their meetings, to adopt rule
regulations, make rates of charges, or t,
change and revise schedules, and all cor
porations and persons interested shall b.
entitled to a full and fair hearing befor,
aid Commissioners.
Senator Walker offered the following
as Sections z, 50 10, IL, IL and Is
which were adopted.
SECTION :. That within thirty day
after the said Railroad Commissioner
shall have made and fixed any rates o
freights and passenger tariffs and any
rules and regulations required to b.
made by them under the provisions o
Sections five and six of this act, an,
railroad company in this State may pre-
sent its protest to the said Railroad Com
missioners protesting against the en-
forcement OF any one of, or all of. tn,
rates of freight and passenger tariffs O
other rules and regulations made b,
said Railroad Commissioners, and an,
railroad company SD protesting shall Sc
forth in its protest the points depende,
upon to show why the action of TIN,
Commissioners protested against shout,
not be enforced. The Railroad Com
missioners, upon the representation o
such protest, shall set da,
for the hearing thereof, which
day shall not be more than ?
days frorl the presentation of said pro
test, at which day said Railroad Com
m:ssioners shall consider said protest All,
rear the representatives of the railroa.
company thereon and such other person
or corporations as may desire to b
heard. And should said Railroad Com
missioners upon such hearing be satisfie-
that any point or points set forth in sal
protest are well taken, said Commission
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